Legal Opinion
Dell'Orfano v. Scully
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 29, 1988No. 83 Civ. 1418 (PKL)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION & ORDER
LEISURE, District Judge:
Plaintiff John Dell’Orfano (“Dell’Orfano”), an inmate at Green Haven Correctional Facility (“Green Haven”) brings this civil rights action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Plaintiff alleges that his civil rights were violated because proceedings that resulted in his placement in “Involuntary Protective Custody” (“IPC”) in a Special Housing Unit (“SHU”) at Green Haven did not accord him procedural due process. In addition, in his amended complaint, plaintiff charges that his civil rights were violated by the deliberate introduction of false testimony at his…
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